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Constitution US Code, Title 22, Sec. 262, Restriction Relating to United States Accession to Any New International Criminal Tribunal American Service-Members' Protection Act, 30 July 2003 War Crimes Act of 1996 (updated 2006) US Code, Title 18, Chapter 50A, Genocide US Code, Title 18, Chapter 113C, Torture US Code, Title 28, Chapter 85, Sec 1350, Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 Executive Order: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Executive Order No. 13,491, 74 Fed. Reg. 4893, Ensuring Lawful Interrogations,27 January 2009 The executive order provides that all U.S. Government interrogations of detainees in an armed conflict comply with common article 3 of the Geneva Conventions and the standards set forth in the Army Field Manual interrogation guidelines. It forbids U.S. Government officials from relying on any interpretation of the law regarding interrogations issued by the U.S. Department of Justice between September 11, 2001, and January 20, 2009. It requires the CIA to close any detention facilities it operates and orders all U.S. Government agencies to provide the International Red Cross with access to detainees. It also establishes an interagency Special Task Force on Interrogation and Transfer Policies to review whether further guidance beyond the Army Field Guide is necessary and to review the practice of transferring detainees to third countries to ensure that such practice does not result in torture and otherwise complies with the laws, international obligations, and policies of the United States. Source: Global Legal MonitorMilitary Commissions Act of 2006, S3930 US Code, Title 18, Chapter 113B, Terrorism Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (as included in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006) Incorporating the McCain Amendment and the Graham-Levin Amendment on Detainees USA Patriot Act of 2001 Alien's Action for Tort, U.S. Code, Title 28, Sec. 1350
Uniform Code of Military Justice US Code, Title 10, Armed Forces US Code, Title 50, War and National Defense US Code, Title 18, Chapter 212, Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction US Code, Title 22, Chapter 9, Foreign Wars, War Materials, and Neutrality Army Regulations 190-8, Enemy Prisoners of War, Retained Personnel, Civilian Internees and Other Detainees, 1997 DoD Instruction 2310.4, "Repatriation of Prisoners of War (POW), Hostages, Peacetime Government Detainees and Other Missing or Isolated Personnel", 21 November 2000 DoD Instruction 1300.18, "Military Personnel Casualty Matters, Policies, and Procedures", 18 December 2000 DoD Directive 2311.01E, "DoD Law of War Program", 9 May 2006 DoD Directive 2310.01E, "Department of Defence Detainee Program", 5 September 2006. US Code, Title 18, Chapter 10, Biological Weapons US Code, Title 22, Chapter 65, Control and Elimination of Chemical and Biological Weapons US Code, Title 22, Chapter 75, Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation US Code, Title 18, Chapter 11B, Chemical Weapons DoD Instruction 5000.2, "Operation of the Defense Acquisition System," 12 May 2003 DoD Directive 3000.3, "Policy for Non-Lethal Weapons", 9 July 1996 Army-Regulation 27-53, Review of the Legality of Weapons under International Law US Code, Title 18, Chapter 33, Emblems, Insignia, and Names Signature by the President of the "Geneva Distinctive Emblem Protection Act of 2006", 12 January 2007 See also: Human Rights First, Denial and Delay, The Impact of the Immigration Law’s “Terrorism Bars” on Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the United States, November 2009 (in pdf below) Useful websites US Government Printing Office US Code DoD Issuances Army Publishing Directory |
